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Old 12-06-2012, 12:57 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by Phil Fill View Post
What ever the brand I would not have an inverter/charger as one unit. I would have two separate units. As most of the time I use one at a time, either charging or inverter.

We have had a Xantrex 30A inverter for 16 years. Most years when the AC dock power goes out we use it for a couple of days. Even though it’s a 30 amp the max amps we have used is about 20 amps. When not in use I turn the unit off as well as the battery switch. I think I paid 300 bucks for it.

Some people can make thing last the decades while others a couple of years? Do you think it might be the user?
I can't see where you would ever use an inverter and charger at the same time except in the one case of the guy who was trying to use his inverter to charge his batteries and wondered why they kept running down!

As far as the comment about some people using things for decades while other people can only use theirs a couple years, some things were built better decades ago than they are being built today.
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